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Weekend update Lift and main pump wired up, went a bit overkill with the wiring possibly, 2x 40amp relays and 6mm wiring for main pump, but should be more than adequate. Also wired up stack fuel gauge and pikey temporary calibrated the dash with an old sender. Relays fitted in cubby hole on...

Ive never been keen on the spacers with nothing to hold them in place apart from the bolts. What grade were the bolts used? Could always add a sleeve inside to take the load off the bolts.

Looks spot on for a daily driver. These k9k do seem to be chase the oil leak, my turbo oil feed weeps ever so slightly even with the o ring in the right place.

Had a set of spare wheels refurbished for the mrs meg today, so stood them up against the Kangoo. Its going to look awesome on 18s

Thanks for the offer mate much appreciated(y)

Cheers mate, first place i rang was Motoscope as used to use them for an fittings all the time ten years ago or so (time flies!!) i think it was Pock on the phone yesterday and he said they have none in, i guess they must have less stock in. I think Rival have some in at Newcastle but the shop...

Updates Booked a week off work to get the bulk of the work done, could count it as self isolation as ive been in the garage all week :LOL: Fitted my ching spec silicone coolant hoses, the quality used to be ok years ago (have ran them for years in blue) but would not buy them again, had to cut...

If you want to keep the oem look, re bush the original shifter.

Great updates, looks spot on. The 225 you were pushing at Croft is my mates, i believe he had 270hp at that point and he does not hang about. I bet the lad in the golf had brown marks in his pants after sideways at Hawthorne, not much run off there :LOL:

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Uch prob needs repair. Tachosoft on ebay do a decent job.

Downpipe fitted. The exhaust housing looks s**t, but keep thinking about gtx 2860 gen2 so dont want to spend money on this one. Might stick a bag on it Oem downpipe to block bracket modified to fit the downpipe. Started fitting the an10 breather setup. Braided hose cut and stab time once again...

Updates Wiring routed and clipped to inner wing Turbo oil feed with filter made up, and stack dash oil pressure sensor remotely mounted. Ordered a pair of alloy adjustable spanners after being messed about royally when trying to order a set of spanners to suit the an fittings. Came from china...

Need to book track time too but not sure what im taking, can it be booked without specifying car?

Still plodding away Stack dash finished and 90% wired up, just fuel gauge left to sort. Made some small carbon fibre infill panels to fill the gaps. Spa egt/boost gauge fitted, aem afr gauge fitted and wired into the adaptronic ecu. Reinstated the digi clock, as used to have a boost gauge...

Small update Checked the tyres on the blue dci as handling was pure understeer, and noticed the Linglong gallopalong shite tyre that was on the passenger side was just above the wear bar. Drivers side still had 6mm or so, but another no brand so stuck a new pair of Michelin energy savers on...

Stack dash in and wired with the leds fitted for necessary warning lights. Hours of cable routing and tidying up old wiring, still need to fix the carbon panel in solid, but another job somewhere near and very pleased with the final result :) Might even make CSF yet;)

Few more bits done yesterday, shafts refitted, pms shifter linkage fitted, alternator cleaned up and refitted. Seems to take an age to get the little bits cleaned up and done, but slow and steady wins the race i guess. Mapping booked at Efi for late May so best crack on and get it done...

I think most rust jobs fail as not cleaned up properly, you need to clean the metal up so there is no pits at all, and deox gel does it really well, but its the waiting game. I would personally take all the arch liner out, or wing off if needs be to do it right to get the back

Looking forward to the next chapter

Take the paint off until back to good metal, then keep coating it with BH deox gel until the metal is totally shiny with no pits, will need to do the inside of the wing too. Once you have achieved that, zinc or epoxy primer on all prepared surfaces, followed by top coat.

Cheers mate, its needed loads of graft as ten years of trackdays and field repairs had left it looking quite shabby. Hoping this one will stay leak free lol.

Coaxed the engine hoist back into life yesterday, half a ltr of hydraulic fluid and a bleed and its working. My mate is in denial as i told him the seals are on their last legs, but he wont have it:LOL: Engine off stand 60-2 flywheel and ap 4 paddle clutch fitted with valeo 480 turbo pressure...

Cheers mate. Big push to get it back on the road this year. Might even make CSF in it if all goes well!

Had planned on fitting the engine back in last weekend, but as usual did not go to plan. Dragged everything outside, borrowed my mates engine crane, set up crane to get the engine off the stand, and the ram had a hissy fit and would not go up high enough to get the engine off the stand. Engine...

Small update, was advised 197 clocks went straight in, so bought a cheap set and fitted and working. @YorkshireKyle has found me a set of driveshafts too, so wont have any excuses not to start pulling my finger out and getting the engine in :LOL:

I rang speedline uk making enquiries about buying another set last year, and they now do the et38 in anthracite. Had to make excuses, as nearly impulse bought a set for my dci lol.

Vortex mapp torch gets the vote from me, they are great. The mapp flame is a bit hotter than your average blowtorch, which can help in some situations.

Quick screengrab of a bit of the workshop manual. I too had people saying its not worth doing etc, but my 172 engine Kangoo idled a lot smoother than most, and mpg on cruise was always absolutely great.

Batt disconnect does not clear the adaptive settings. I had issues when replacing ecu and uch from another 172, throttle response was s**t, so had to reset it for good running.